UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SERIAL NO: 76/514820
APPLICANT: Tech Mats, LLC
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CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS: WILLIAM K. WELLS, JR. KENYON & KENYON SUITE 700 1500 K STREET, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20005 |
RETURN ADDRESS: Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202-3514 ecom113@uspto.gov
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MARK: TRAP-IT MAT
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: 10551-475
CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:
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Please provide in all correspondence:
1. Filing date, serial number, mark and applicant's name. 2. Date of this Office Action. 3. Examining Attorney's name and Law Office number. 4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.
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Serial Number 76/514820
The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
Identification of Goods
The applicant must clarify the identification of goods by specifying the intended uses of the goods. TMEP §1402.01.
The applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate: Door mats; floor mats with adhesive top surfaces for use in the home, in International Class 27.
Please note that, while an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted. 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06. Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods that are not within the scope of goods set forth in the present identification.
To the extent the suggested identification of goods or services is incomplete or inaccurate, the applicant is advised that the Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual is accessible via the USPTO homepage at the following address: http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/offices/tac/doc/gsmanual/.
The applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “MAT” apart from the mark as shown. Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.03(a). The wording is merely descriptive because the goods are mats.
A properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “MATS” apart from the mark as shown.
/Khanh M. Le/
Trademark Attorney
Law Office 113
(703) 308-9113 x127
ecom113@uspto.gov
How to respond to this Office Action:
To respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and follow the instructions.
To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.
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